The 80th annual Golden Globes unveiled its nominations Monday, December 12, and Disney branded films and TV shows picked up 43 nods. On the film side, Searchlight Pictures’ “The Banshees of Inisherin” led all films with 8 nominations. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” Marvel’s “Black P … | Continue reading
ABC has announced “Avatar: The Deep Dive, A Special Edition of 20/20,” a new primetime special edition of the news magazine, will air on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. About the Show This new primetime special edition of 20/20 features exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the power … | Continue reading
runDisney has made a change to its volunteer program that may impact the ability of Disney’s event organizers to efficiently process and support the tens of thousands of guests who pay to attend Walt Disney World runDisney events throughout the year. For those unfamiliar with run … | Continue reading
The Walt Disney Company is celebrating its 100th anniversary with “Disney 100 Years of Wonder” next year, and starting December 12, shopDisney will launch numerous limited release collections celebrating Disney’s timeless legacy. The Disney100 Platinum Celebration Collection will … | Continue reading
The DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series is part of the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and the best way to guarantee a seat for the popular nightly performances is with a dining package. Reservations for the 2023 dining packages will open on December 13, 2022, and I … | Continue reading
Foodies traveling to Walt Disney World this month will want to take advantage of a limited-time prix fixe menu collaboration between the UnReserved Food Bazaar at JW Marriott Bonnet Creek and local food blog Tasty Chomps. The Deal Through December 18, 2022, UnReserved Food Bazaar … | Continue reading
In case you haven’t heard, “Avatar: The Way of Water” hits theaters on December 16, 2022, and starting this weekend, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will offer limited-time nighttime show and new food items in honor of the film. Tree of Life For a limited time beginning December 12, the … | Continue reading
Disney has announced the first two “Disneyland After Dark” events that will take place in 2023, and they’re dedicated to Sweethearts and Princesses. About Disneyland After Dark Disneyland After Dark is an after-hours separately ticketed party at the park that runs from 9pm to 1am … | Continue reading
In celebration of Disney’s highly anticipated return to Pandora, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” special airings of the original “Avatar” will occur on ABC, FX, and Freeform starting this weekend. The Details To promote the release of the new film, The Walt Disney Company will offer … | Continue reading
This is feeling a bit like deja vu, but Shanghai Disney Resort has announced it is reopen after yet another pandemic-related closure. The Details The latest closure occurred on November 29 this year, after only being open four days from a previous closure. The closure, as with th … | Continue reading
Disneyland has announced that it is offering a special 3-Day Weekday Ticket offer for Southern California residents, plus resort discounts for all guests, for a limited time. The Ticket Deal Enjoy both Disneyland parks for as little as $73 per person, per day for a limited time w … | Continue reading
Disney+ has released the first trailer and key art for Season 2 of acclaimed Lucasfilm Animation series “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” which returns in January 2023. The Series The “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” series picks up where “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” left off, following Clone … | Continue reading
Starting tomorrow, December 8, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. will have a new ad-supported subscription option to choose from, and we have the details. The Details It was first announced this spring that Disney+ would soon have a new ad-supported subscription tier with a lower p … | Continue reading
The Critics Choice Association has released the nominations for the TV side of the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, and Disney received 39 nods for shows on ABC, Disney+, FX, Fox, and Hulu. Emmy-winning ABC comedy “Abbott Elementary” led the nomination pack, nabbing six overall … | Continue reading
Searchlight Picture’s newest story, “Empire of Light,” will get a wide release to theaters starting December 9, 2023, and the film is already stirring up major awards buzz. About the Film Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, “Empire … | Continue reading
During an event to celebrate Walt Disney’s 121st birthday, it was announced that the Palm Springs Air Museum, in conjunction with Phoenix Air, will restore and recreate the interior of Walt Disney’s plane, the Gulfstream I, to resemble what it looked like when Walt flew it in the … | Continue reading
Disneyland Resort has announced that it will be closing both “Indiana Jones Adventure” and “Grizzly River Run” for refurbishment in January 2023. Indiana Jones Adventure Disneyland says that starting January 9, 2023, “Indiana Jones Adventure” will be closed for refurbishment. The … | Continue reading
It’s only four notes, but it lives rent-free in the headspace of nearly every Disney fan around the planet. Yes, it’s the Disney Channel network theme. First used around two decades ago and still heard on the network today in different variations, those four simple notes are inst … | Continue reading
When you think of The Walt Disney Company and all that it owns, one needs to remember that it all started with one man, Walt Disney, and today would have been his 121st birthday. His Beginnings On December 5, 1901, Walter Elias Disney, one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs and … | Continue reading
Disney Springs has a lot to offer a foodie visiting Walt Disney World, whether you prefer sweet or savory, and we have a bunch of news to share. December 2022 brings Disney Springs foodie news of holiday treats, special events, and limited-time menu items, just to name a few of t … | Continue reading
For viewers who can’t get enough Christmas missed connections and romance, or love a good ol’ fashioned wrapping challenge, ABC has just launched a limited-time 24/7 free streaming channel called “Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas Past.” The Channel This limited-time holiday channe … | Continue reading
The Force will be strong at select NBA games this season as “Star Wars Night” returns to teams around the country. The Details Featuring giveaways, costumed characters, activities, and more, “Star Wars Night” is a special celebration of the galaxy far, far away for all ages. Most … | Continue reading
Are you ready to make unforgettable memories with your family? Look no further than the Disney 100 Movie Marathon at The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood! This exclusive event includes a showing of four of Disney’s modern animated classics feature films: Beauty and the Beast (1991 … | Continue reading
Kick off 2023 with “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” which returns to National Geographic for a second season on January 1, 2023. About the Series The 10-episode docu-series showcases the vast array of animals in the park’s care, and the dedicated team of animal experts who man … | Continue reading
Yesterday during Brazil Comic Con (CCXP2022), “The Mandalorian” was given a Season 3 premiere date on Disney+, as creator Jon Favreau, executive producer Dave Filoni, and series star Pedro Pascal held court on stage. The Date In drumming up excitement for the third season, the tr … | Continue reading
Disney Parks announced today that “Splash Mountain” at Walt Disney World will be closing in January 2023 to make way for the transformation to “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.” The Date The last day to ride “Splash Mountain” at Magic Kingdom will be January 22, 2023, as the attraction w … | Continue reading
Months after wowing San Diego Comic-Con attendees this July with an early screening of footage for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Marvel has finally released an official teaser trailer at Brazil Comic Con (CCXP2022). The Film Not much is known about this final outing in the “G … | Continue reading
Brazil Comic Con 2022 (CCXP2022) is in full swing, and Lucasfilm just released a ton of “Indiana Jones 5” news, including a first look trailer. The Title No longer is the film called “Indiana Jones 5.” The official title for the fifth installment of the series is: “Indiana Jones … | Continue reading
The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) celebrates 100 years in 2023, and in honor of that milestone, Disney Animation has released a new “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” animated short. About Oswald The character of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is Walt Disney’s first animated star, introduced to mov … | Continue reading
Space 220 Restaurant at EPCOT has recently updated its lunch and dinner menus again with new dishes and drinks, as well as revamping a few others. New Dishes and Drinks The new dishes include entrees and desserts from the prix fixe menus, including a new vegan dish: Rocket Flame … | Continue reading
Yesterday on Giving Tuesday, Disney announced it is providing a grant to the Marine Toys for Tots Program that will deliver an additional 75,000 toys to children in need this holiday season, in addition to what it is receiving during its annual Disney Ultimate Toy Drive. The Deta … | Continue reading
Walt Disney World has released the full lineup of artists set to perform during the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series at the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. The festival celebrates the arts in various mediums such as visual and culinary, with the performance arts c … | Continue reading
It was July 1998 that the first Disney Cruise Line (DCL) ship, the Disney Magic, took its maiden voyage, and to commemorate that 25th anniversary, there will be special “Silver Anniversary” sailings in Summer 2023. The Details On select sailings from May through September of 2023 … | Continue reading
In what seems to be a bad version of “Groundhog Day,” word comes that Shanghai Disneyland has once again closed due to COVID requirements. The Details It was only four days ago that Shanghai Disney Resort fully reopened from a COVID closure on Halloween, but once again, the park … | Continue reading
Returning Disney CEO Bob Iger held an online town hall today from The Walt Disney Company’s Burbank headquarters, and tried to answer some burning questions employees, cast members, and even the public have been asking. Kicking It Off Iger kicked off the town hall, moderated by K … | Continue reading
Disney claimed the top two spots for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend box office, while a third is in the Top Ten, but it’s not all good news for the company. The Top Spot “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has claimed the top spot at the box office for the holiday weekend that ran … | Continue reading
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays started this weekend, and it’s not the holidays without treats. It’s also not an EPCOT Festival without food, and this year there are 15 Holiday Kitchens set up in the park, including a new Holiday Kitchen, “Nochebuena Cocina” (Chr … | Continue reading
The upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has cast actors Jay Duplass and Timothy Omundson in guest star roles as gods. The Casting Jay Duplass will play Hades, the god of the Underworld. According to the official character description, “Hades feels like an ou … | Continue reading
The first season of Andor, the latest Star Wars series from Lucasfilm, is over and critics and fans rank it among the top Star Wars storytelling ever. Right now it sits at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.4/10 on IMDB. Showrunner Tony Gilroy assembled a team that delivered a complete … | Continue reading
ABC has announced its holiday programming, which includes a lineup filled with holiday episodes of favorite series, beloved classics, and uplifting new specials. Highlights include Disney’s new stop-motion holiday special, “Mickey Saves Christmas” (more details below), along with … | Continue reading
Disney Branded Television, responsible for Disney’s kids and family entertainment content on television, will present an abundance of cheerful and festive programming for the whole family to enjoy throughout the holiday season on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Disn … | Continue reading
Shanghai Disney Resort has fully reopened to visitors today (Nov 25, 2022) after a nearly month-long closure due to COVID. The Details The theme park was shut down on Halloween, October 31, 2022, soon after a Guest tested positive. Some facilities that are part of the larger Shan … | Continue reading
It’s been a great year of programming on Disney+, and they’re not stopping because it’s the the last month of 2022. Highlights “National Treasure: Edge of History,” a spin-off series from the films, debuts with its first two episodes. Other sequels include the latest films in the … | Continue reading
It’s certainly been an exciting week for new/returning Disney CEO Bob Iger, and he’s capped it today with a tweet sending out Thanksgiving wishes today. Happy Thanksgiving Taking time out to post this morning on his Twitter, Iger sent his first tweet since once again taking over … | Continue reading
Tomorrow is the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, and I have searched for all of the Disney-related deals I can find to help you save some money. I hope you find some great Disney gifts for everyone on your list, but don’t forget it’s ok to treat yourself, as well. … | Continue reading
Disney+ has just announced the first round of casting for the upcoming “Descendants” sequel, titled “The Pocketwatch,” and it includes superstars Brandy and Rita Ora. About the Sequel Announced earlier this spring, “The Pocketwatch” is set in the same universe as the popular “Des … | Continue reading
Siblings Derek and Julianne Hough return as hosts for ABC’s festive annual special “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration,” on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. The Guests The special, filmed at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California, wi … | Continue reading
One day after Bob Iger returns as CEO of The Walt Disney Company and internal changes are happening as it’s announced Kareem Daniel is exiting Disney as head of its Media and Entertainment Distribution division. The Details In a memo to Disney staffers yesterday, Iger announced r … | Continue reading